England took management of the one-off Check in opposition to South Africa because the hosts misplaced their final seven first-innings wickets for 44 runs in a dramatic night session.
The Proteas’ high order battled to succeed in 237-3 in Bloemfontein, earlier than a delay for lightning after tea coincided with a change in fact within the sport.
England’s seamers pounced with the brand new ball below darkening skies to dismiss South Africa for 281 and take a 114-run lead.
That lead was prolonged to 145 as Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight steered England to 31-1 on the shut, after first-innings centurion Maia Bouchier fell for a duck.
South Africa earlier appeared on track to succeed in parity via Marizanne Kapp, who made a fluent 57 earlier than she was bowled by debutant Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual which sparked the collapse because the delay got here simply 5 balls later.
MacDonald-Homosexual struck once more shortly after the resumption with Nadine de Klerk caught behind for a duck, Lauren Filer ended Sune Luus’ resistance for a gritty 56 and Chloe Tryon tamely chipped Lauren Bell to mid-on for 20.
Bell completed with 4-49 after mopping up the tail, with the collapse distracting from the disciplined efforts of South Africa’s high order all through the morning and afternoon classes.
Opener Anneke Bosch fell within the second over of the day, however a stand of 92 between Laura Wolvaardt and Annerie Dercksen helped the hosts rebuild till the latter was caught at slip off Filer from the ultimate ball earlier than lunch.
The omission of the choice evaluation system (DRS) for the match had a huge effect on the house facet as captain Wolvaardt was visibly pissed off to be given out lbw to Sophie Ecclestone for 65, suggesting that she had hit the ball.
A chanceless partnership of 99 between Kapp and Luus adopted however, as soon as damaged, a fragile center to decrease order was uncovered and gave England hope of a primary Check win since 2014.
